"Be careful," she said helplessly, looking at Xiao Xi. Although she was younger than Xiao Xi, she felt like an older sister to her.
"Hey! Xiaoling, let's spend your birthday at the beach this year! A group of us together."
"Birthday..."
For a moment, her eyes glazed over. In previous years, everyone had been busy with missions for her birthday. In the end, only Gu Li had been by her side. Hearing what Xiao Xi said, she suddenly began to look forward to it.
"Look! There's a handsome guy over there! Anyway, the sect master isn't here today. You can take a good look to your heart's content. Otherwise, you're always looking at the sect master's cold face. I don't know how you can fall in love with him."
She recalled Gu Li's face in her mind and immediately burst into laughter. She nudged Xiao Xi and said, "He doesn't always have a straight face. The sect master actually has quite a rich range of expressions in private."
"Oh, come on! Stop showing off your love. Even when you're out, you're still thinking about your sect master, sect master."
"It's your fault for bringing up the topic."
Her words left Xiao Xi speechless. Knowing she was in the wrong, Xiao Xi immediately started chatting with the handsome guy beside her. Watching Xiao Xi chatting animatedly, for a moment, she felt a bit out of place. So she walked to the side and started chasing the waves.
The sea water wet her legs. It was so cold and refreshing, making her feel excited. After playing for a while, she sat down on the side and stretched out her feet, letting the sea water wet them.
Hearing the movement beside her, thinking it was Xiao Xi, she turned around with a smile, but it was an unexpected person.
"Mu... Yijie."
There was no doubt that Mu Yijie was shocked. The back of the girl in front of him was very similar to the one in his memory. His brain forced him to step forward, but he never expected it to be Yong Shanling.
After looking into her eyes for a while, he stood up and was about to leave. Seeing the man about to go, she was a bit unhappy and pulled him down abruptly. Losing his balance, he immediately fell to the ground.
"What are you doing? If you clearly have something to say, why are you leaving suddenly?"
Yong Shanling stared into his eyes and asked, pouting.
For a moment, he was stunned on the spot. Her expression, her actions, her manner and tone were exactly the same as before when she was by his side. But now, everything had changed.
No matter how gentle his words used to be, at this moment, they would turn into sharp knives pointing at her.
"Since you're not familiar with me, there's nothing for us to talk about."
"Wait!"
Although Mu Yijie wanted to leave after hearing her words, something in his heart made him want to stay and listen to what she would say next.
"I'm really sorry about last night. Maybe I look a bit similar to someone you miss. You might have gotten confused. But it's okay. I might have overreacted last night. I'm really sorry."
After hearing her words, he couldn't help but mock himself again, "What am I still expecting? There's already a city between us. We're no different from strangers who just met."
"The past that used to be is so easily gone at this moment. It's really funny."
"It's okay. Since you really don't remember, then I'll choose to forget too. It's better for both of us... isn't it?"
For some reason, listening to his words, her heart felt like it was filled with shards, stabbing painfully. She felt it hard to breathe. She didn't know, she really didn't know why a person she had only met once could make her heart ache so much.
Tears blurred her vision. She slowly looked up at Mu Yijie and asked, "Have we... really met before?"
Looking at her falling tears, the barrier in Mu Yijie's heart collapsed. He gently wiped the tears off her face and said, "Why, why are you treating me like this...?"
"Since you've said such cruel words, why are you still making me feel heartache now?"
"I don't understand. I really don't understand what you're talking about. Have we really met before... a long time ago?"
Mu Yijie stood up with a smile. Looking at the woman sitting on the beach, his mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts. The only sound in his ears was the sound of the sea waves crashing. The gloomy sky seemed to be setting the mood for them.
"All you need to remember is that we loved each other very much, very much... a long time ago. But now we've separated. It was you who abandoned this relationship."
After saying that, Mu Yijie left Yong Shanling's side. In the distance, Xiao Xi watched the scene but remained unmoved.
"Was it fun creating this scene?"
Nan Min suddenly appeared behind Xiao Xi, but she just smiled calmly.
"Create? They met by fate. How can it be called creating?"
"Aren't you afraid of what the sect master will say?"
Xiao Xi picked up a glass of wine casually and handed it to Nan Min.
"She wanted to come to the beach. I didn't force her. And Mu Yijie was also invited by someone else. I didn't do anything. If the sect master didn't want to see this, why did he let the two of them meet?"
"No one can guess, right? What on earth is that man thinking..."
In Yong Shanling's mind, there was only one sentence left now: "Loved each other? They used to love each other? Why doesn't she have any memory of it?"
She stood up in a hurry, as if looking for something.
"You can leave first. It's not good if she sees you."
As soon as Xiao Xi finished speaking, Nan Min disappeared from her side. Xiao Xi put on a smiling face and ran towards Yong Shanling.
"What's wrong, Xiaoling?"
"Can we go home now? I have something urgent."
Xiao Xi looked at the sea disappointedly and said, "Ah... okay. I'll call Wuyan to pick us up now."
"I'm sorry. Let's come again next time."
She looked at the person in front of her apologetically, but didn't notice the scheme flashing in her pupils.
After getting home, she immediately rushed to Gu Li's room. Pushing open the door, she found Gu Li sleeping. She gently closed the door, and the room was completely dark.
She groped her way to Gu Li's bedside and squatted down. The sleeping man was so quiet and gentle. Without the coldness from daily life, he seemed to have a bit more humanity.
His slightly parted lips were like a deadly poison, tempting people. She couldn't help but touch his face. Gu Li frowned and slowly opened his eyes.
"What..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yong Shanling immediately hugged him and fell onto the bed. He sighed and looked at the girl in front of him, gently hugging her and patting her on the back.
"What's wrong, Ling'er?"
She mumbled, looking a bit dejected. "I met that man from last night today..."
Hearing her words, a look of understanding flashed in Gu Li's eyes. "What did he say to you?"
"He said... some strange things. He said we loved each other and used to be together. But, but I'm sure I've never seen him before."
Gu Li listened to her quietly, but there was a hint of bitterness at the corner of his mouth. "And what about you? What do you think?"
"I... I don't know either." She looked up at Gu Li with a confused look in her eyes.
For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.